A second child in critical condition

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A 28 year old mother and her 10 year old daughter were killed in an overnight house fire in Kane, Illinois. Greene County Fire Department officials say a second child was injured and taken to a St. Louis area hospital. That child is listed in critical condition.

The fire started around 10:30 Wednesday night and the cause is under investigation. Kane, Illinois is about an hour east of St. Louis.